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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1930

1,666 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 58 of 84

Coal Too Dear. Attempt to Get Shale Oil. Official Statement. Another Start on Newnes Deposits. Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 22 July 1930 · page 5

Work for 1000 men within the next few months is planned by the re-opening of the shale oil fields at Newnews. A new Australian Company—Shale…

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Domestic Disputes Cause Many Mine Stoppages, Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 July 1930 · page 5

Giving evidence before the Federal Arbitration Court to-day, during the hearing of an application for a new award for the miners on…

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Shortening Hands. Fault at Millfield-greta Colliery. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 July 1930 · page 7

Fifty-three men. employed at, Millfield-Greta. Colliery will be paid off to-morrow, as a result of shortening of hands…

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Mines Bill. Lords and Commons Compromise London, July 28

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 July 1930 · page 7

The House of Lords this afternoon agreed to a slight alteration which the Commons made in the Lords' Amendment to the Coalmines Bill…

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Surplus Coal Miners. Federal Grant of £100,000

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 July 1930 · page 3

The Prime-Minister (Mr. Scullin), stated at Canberra that as soon as a plan has been completed for the employment of surplus coalminers,…

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Abermain Colliery. Settling a Difficulty

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 July 1930 · page 4

Mr. H. C. Morton, when interviewed to-day, stated that following on the refusal of the northern executive and local lodge officials of the Miners'…

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In Quests of Gold

The Scone Advocate · Friday 25 July 1930 · page 4

Realising the necessity for trying to solve the unemployment problem, as well as that of lacking revenue in the State, the Government is endeavouring…

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The Search for Gold

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 25 July 1930 · page 2

Quite, a number of men interested in gold mining have been spurred on by the help offered by the Mines' Department and are making…

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Miners Proposal. Cavilled-out Men. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 July 1930 · page 4

A meeting of Millfield-Greta lodge will be held on Sunday to consider approaching the management with a scheme to lesson the number of men…

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Miner Injured Fall of Coal at Paxton

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 25 July 1930 · page 5

WHILE following his occupation of miner at Paxton Colliery to-day, James Smith (34), Edgeworth-street. South Cessnock, was struck by…

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Struck It Rich South Australian Gold Discovery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 July 1930 · page 7

After nearly six months of prospecting in the Adelaide hills, Ralph Anderson, a prospector with experience in South Australia, West Australia,…

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Baerami and Liddell. Big Possibilities. Shale Oil and Coal

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 25 July 1930 · page 1

Public interest has teen attracted by the announcement that the Newnes shale oil works are to he reopened and worked by some of the…

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Mining Disputes. Aggregate Meetings to Be Held

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 July 1930 · page 2

A conference of mining unions held at the Newcastle Trades Hall yesterday, decided to call aggregate meetings to deal with grievances at…

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Coal Industry. Policy of British Industry. Outlined to Miners. London, July 27

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 July 1930 · page 4

The President of the Board of Trade, Mr. Graham, in a speech at the Durham miners' demonstration, referred to the passing of the Coal…

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Cavil-out Dispute. Millfield-greta Mine Idle. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 July 1930 · page 5

Millfield-Greta colliery did not work to-day, owing to disputes in connection with the cavil-out. On Saturday 53 men worked their…

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Trade Review Stock Exchange Quiet French Gold Withdrawals. LONDON, July 26

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 July 1930 · page 6

With the approach of the holiday season business on the Stock Exchange always begins to fall away. This year the slack period…

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Aberdare Collieries Re-shuffle in Managerial Positions

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 29 July 1930 · page 1

Re-shuffling in managerial positions has taken place during the past few days at the three Aberdare mines. Mr. Hemmingway, who formerly…

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One Big Union In Coal-mining Industry Appeal by Messrs. Hoare and Kellock

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 29 July 1930 · page 5

At the Strand Theatre on Sunday morning Messrs. Bondy Hoare (Northern Miners' President) and J. Keljock (Treasurer) addressed a large…

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Coal By-products Latest Installation

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 29 July 1930 · page 5

In our issue of Friday next, a specially written article in connection with the above subject will appear. In view of the probable visit of Dr…

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Fatal Accident at Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 July 1930 · page 5

Leslie Ernest Fielding, aged 44, a married man, with six children, residing at Dill-street, Kurri Kurri, and working at Stanford Merthyr No…

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